​雅思备考：环境类相关的词汇及话题

雅思环境类词汇

conservation 保护，保存 acid 酸，酸的

carbon 碳 petroleum 石油

ozone 臭氧 ooze 渗出，渗出物

radiation 辐射 greenhouse 温室

solar 太阳的 phenomenon 现象

deterioration 恶化 extinction 灭绝

drought 干旱 recurrent 反复发生的

inundate 淹没 embankment 筑堤

sediment 沉积(物) delta 三角洲

alluvial 冲积的 dust-storm 沙尘暴

barren 贫瘠的，不育的，无效的

attributable 归因于 deforestation 滥砍滥伐(森林)

log 原木，日志 伐木 vegetation 植物，植被

habitat 栖息地 ecosystem 生态系统

demographic 人口统计的

counterbalance 使平衡，弥补

mechanism 机理，机制

precipitation 陡降，降水 circulation 流通，循环

meteorology 气象(学) volcano 火山

eruption 喷发 granite 花岗岩

Celsius 摄氏的 Fahrenheit 华氏

latitude 纬度 glacier 冰川

dump 倾倒，倾销

contaminate 弄脏

recycle 回收再利用

irreversible 不可逆的

reclaim 开垦，改造

contentious 有争议的

prioritize 优先考虑

雅思口语环境话题

Describe an environmental problem that has been in the news. You should say

when this was

where the event happened

what actually took place

and say how you felt about this problem.

Martin: Well … this is an interesting question … there are so many issues I could think of … natural disasters like earthquakes and floods seem to be in the news almost every year … but there was one story recently about some animals that were under threat … it wasn’t focused on one place in particular … it was looking at various animals that could actually become extinct in different African countries … if we don’t take steps to protect them … these were really iconic animals like gorillas … leopards … rhinos … and apparently they’re now listed as endangered species … what made it really depressing was they were in danger thanks to us … in some cases it was due to a loss of habitat either because people need more agricultural production … or even worse I think … because of hunting and poaching … I hate to think of future generations being robbed of the chance to see creatures like these in their natural environment … it’s lucky we have lots of organisations that focus on wildlife conservation … hopefully with their help we can put pressure on those in power to do something to stop creatures like these dying out …